Cross-tie form.



PENIS. QROSS'TIE POEM. APPLICATION FILED IAN.22, 1912.v

Patented May 13, 1913.

A. ;PBTT1s CROSSV TIE FORM.

APLIUATION FILED JAH'. 22, 1912.

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WJTNESSES Patented 'May 13, 41913.l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW PETTIS, F VIAN, OKLAHOMA.

cRossJrIE' FORM.

specification of Letters Patent.

State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Cross-Tie 'Form to beUsed with i Concrete, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroadties, and' the principal object of theinvention 1s to provide a tie in which the rail supporting members are'placed in a frame in which cement islpouredi to securely hold the railsupporting members in position.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide an improved type of railsupporting device which is so constructed that the rails may be easilyconnected with the supporting device and so'that the rails `will betightly held in position. s'

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type ofdeviceso that a switch frog will be supported and prevented from movingout of the desired position.v

This invent-ion is illustrated in the accompanying' drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a sectional view through a tie;

formed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe outer frame. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rail supporter.Fig. 4 is-a perspective view of one of the devices which holds the railin position. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the second device whic 1engages the opposite side of the rail base and which holds the.

device shown in Fig. 4 in place. F V6 is a top plan View showing asection ot a track ata pointwhere a switch 1s placed. Fig. 'i

' is a sectional view through one of the ties shown inLFig. 6., Fig. 8is a perspective view of one of the supporting blocks at the switchfrog. Fig. 9 is a perspective view `of the member which engages theinnerl flanges of the rails 'at the switch. Fig.' 10

is a perspective View of the device which engages the outer langesof therail to brace the rail.

Referringy particularly Vto Figs. 1, vto 5, it will beseen that thisinventionl 'comprises an outer frame having the side walls 10 which larepreferably of the lattice work type, and which vare connected by thelower cross bars l1 forming supports for the rall supporting device.vThese lside rails are formed as shown in Fig. 2 so'that when the fion,the cement rests upon thelfegt 13 ums any Upward movement is preventedf'of the block.

cement is poured into these frames around the rail supportingdevice,part of they cement will flow through the spaces formed in the sidewalls and thus form anchorsv which will prevent the rail supporting: d

tendlng openlng 14 1s formed adjaceiitfrpn end ofeach of the blocks anda transveiseli extending opening 15 is also formed in t Patented May 13,1913.

Application filed January 22,1912.' Serial No. 872,761. i

upper portion of the block andintersects 1' the verticalopening 14. Fromanvinspectionof F ig. l', 'it will be seen that the lower portlon ofeach of these blocks is hollow'v thus permitting the cement to .flowthrough the openings 16 and 17 formed-"i portion of the blocks and thus'sfecuij the blocks in position. -It shouldf-a noted that when theseblocksarefin Then using this device, ditchesare clit .the lewein theroad bed and which are then 'partially iilled with cement so thatthecementbed ,"f. 1s formed for each of the ties. 4lheouteliy-,.g

frame lshown in Fig. 2 is then placed in thea ditch and the blocks 12are placed upon the connecting bars 11 in the position'shownc, Fig. 1.The rails 18 are then placed imp sition and rest upon the top of thesupporing block l2. Pins 19'are then placed 'in the 'openings 14 withtheir heads 20 engagP ing the bases of the rails and With their openings21 positioned in alinenienty with :ff the transversely extendingopenlngs 1.5'. sA

key shown in Fig. 5 is then passed through each of the openings 15A withits reduced end portion extending beyond the inner end p Each of thesekeys comprise .'a-

tapered body portion 22 terminating \in:.a-=V cylindrical end portion23having anelon l gated opening 24 formed therein. `A neckz 25'extendsfrom the body portionf-22wandj1 carries-a head 26 which engages theoppositet f1 Arms 27 .extendv ifroni side of therail base. v each sideof the neck 2 5 andtit into the grooves 28 t-huslimiting theinward'movement lof the key. A securing pinv29 is passed throughtheopening 241afte1fthe key is in place, and since Athis pin is providedlwithan inclined side face, Ait 'will readily be seen that when driventightly into place' 1.10

` it will draw the key through the bloclf `as 1 blocks in position.

.tar as possible thus securelyholding the key andpin 1,9 in place. jAfter the rails have been Connected with the supporting blocks cement ispoured into` the outer frame and flows between the frame and the sidesof the blocks and isalso'po'ured between the blocks and at each end oit'the blocks. -This cement, therefore,'oompletely Surroundstheblocksand'also iiows through the openings 16 andy 17 intothe interiorof the blocks thereby securely holding the that the cement which istat`the ends of'ithe frame and in the center of the frame mixes lwith'that, which forms the bedrl for 'the ties andytherefore, when thecementhardens the ports' 82 vare placed inthe frames 1.0 and are toengage-ethiek -rail's'iaireamounts(i a 'anyy movement whatever wsupportingl blocks. e 80,

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.cementwith-inthe fname will be connectedy with that .whichs forms 'thesupporting bed for the ties. It will thusbe readily seen from an 4insection of Fig. lithat the supporting bloc s-will be immovably held inplace when `the cement has set, and it will also" be seen from aninspection of Fig. 2 that Vwhen the(l ycement ows through the spacesformedin the side walls that anchors will be formed which will securelypreventof the frame or In Figs. 6to. '10 tliere'ha's been `sliown themanner-of constructing the trackv at the poiritwhere a s witchfisprovided for leadingfay train toja siding. At' tliis-,l'ioint the ,rails80 and 31 rest *upon the'side wallsfoi theeframes'lO which" areconstructed vsimilar 'to the frame shown in Fig. 2.' Thjesupheldinplace'by the 'cementfillifng shwnin Fig. 7. The'rails 30 andxlt aresecuredfto thesedevces 32 bylany suitablemeans such asthe clampslfas'tenecl to the tops of the supporting members' S2. Guard rails 34aref placed betweenathevvrails 30 and v5l-to prevent vthe trainfromfjumping the'l ltrack and are ase "ur edA by devices such' as thatshown lsta nda rd :which is ifprovided with ifibas T elvtex'idin'e'yheretrm ,Y ,l order thathe revi rai a @inwieweit The supports 39ifnayfalsw ne p in aint to tliil shown in Fig. 9

It should also be Vnoted 4 -shafts 43 of the gripping members 44'pass.These notches y42 also provide arms 45 which Vrest upon the upper faceof the supporting member 41,` and thus limit the inward movement of thecentrall --gripping member.

The head 46 engages the inner sides of the ifail bases ofthe two sets ofrails, andthe pose'of holding both of the rails to the tie. The`shafts'fl which pass through the rewhich pass through eyes 50 formedupon the ysiding by 'ioving the shift rail to the proper position aslshownin Fig. 6. It will, therefore, be seen that the same principle visused rails being supported upon ties comprising framesr in which railsupports are placed and after being connected with the rail locked inplace by a cement binding.' v 'Having thus described the-invention, whatis claimed as new, is *Y l' A tie comprising a jfltiie, rail support-Aing blocks positioned in said frame and provided with hollow lowerportions having openings to permit communication with the interiorof/'the' lower portions, said blocks in said vertical openingyand-provided" with an opening positioned inalinement with saidtransverselyextending opening, a rail engaging'ttikey .passingthroughvsaid transversely extending. opening and through said pin to hold saidpinilrpliice, means for holdin said f key in pos l aid utp..

formed in one end portion of said key to hold supporting 1ne1nber'32.This rail is shifted-V by any suitable means, and the trains can thus beguided from the main track'on to the atthe switch as l' along the maintrack, the

being each provided with a vertical opening in its upper portion andwith a transversely extending opening intersecting with said i verticalopening, a'rail engaging pin placed tion, anda plastic positione centralmember, therefore, serves the purcesses 42 nare secured by lmeans of thepins 47, vthe longitudinal movement of theA shafts' being limited bythearms 48. lIt'should be noted that one of the rails 40 is slidablymounted and 1s provided wlth arms 49 to provide recesses 42 through`which the the same in place, arms extending from said 130 key andpositioned in said grooves to limit the inward movement of said key, anda plastic placed in said frame and surrounding said block and passininto the interior thereof to hold said bloc rs in position.

35A tie comprising a vframe, rail supports ]zositioned in alinement Withthe transversely extending'opening, a rail engaging key passing throughsaid transversely extending opening, sa id key comprising a tapered bodying opening and provided with 4an Openingl portion terninating in areduced end having a longitudinally extending `opening formed therein, aneck extending from said body portion, a rail engaging a head at theupper end of said neck, armslextending from said neck and positioned ingrooves leading from said transversely extending opening to limit'vtheinward movement ofvsaid key, a securing pin passing through the openingof said' key to hold said key in' ay locked position, and a plasticpositioned Within said frame and surrounding said blocks to hold .saidblocks in. position.

ANDREWT PETTIS.

' VVitne'sses:

. W. H. MORLEY,

- 1R. MAYFIELD.

